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Education & Qualifications in Burcher

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 23 percentage points separates the high school completion rate in Burcher from the New South Wales average. Only 35.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is reflected in the low number of university degrees held by residents.

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Where Burcher sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Burcher — lower than 86% of areas.

Burcher6.1%
2671, NSW 11.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people in Burcher finished high school compared to most other areas. Only 35.8% completed Year 12, which is much lower than the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.

Completed Year 12

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35.8% —

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Burcher, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 11 (10%).

Year 12 35.8% Year 10 28.4% Year 11 7.5% Year 9 or below 6.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with just 6.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though 35.1% of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.1% —

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Burcher, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (35%) and Bachelor degree (15%).

Certificate III / IV 35.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 24.3% Bachelor degree 10.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in Health at 21.6% and Management and Commerce at 18.9%. Those qualified in Agriculture and the environment make up 8.1% of the total.

Field of qualification

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In Burcher, the largest group is Health at 44%, followed by Management & commerce (39%) and Agriculture & environment (17%).

Health 21.6% Management & commerce 18.9% Agriculture & environment 8.1%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Burcher is smaller than about 59% of similar areas in that it has no schools within 3 km.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

Schools in and around Burcher — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burcher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10689/burcher/topic/education